argent
- adjective
- /ˈɑr.dʒənt/
- Specialized
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argénteo
- The sky glowed with an argent light just before dawn.
Examples
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Her hair turned an argent shade as she grew older.
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The knight's shield was emblazoned with an argent lion on a field of blue.
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The argent moonlight illuminated the path.
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Her dress had an argent sheen that caught everyone's eye.
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The statue was designed to look argent, shimmering in the daylight.
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During the ceremony, she wore a gown that glimmered with an argent hue.
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The knight's shield displayed an argent lion against a dark background.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a shiny light gray color like the metal used for coins and jewellery
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3.2
A light grey color that shines like a coin or moonlight
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2.3
A shiny light grey color like the metal used for coins and jewelry
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3.0
A grey color that looks shiny like silver
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4.0
A light grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin
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3.7
A light gray color that looks like shiny silver
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3.8
A pale shiny white color that looks like metal
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3.7
A pale white color that shines like silver
A Latin word meaning silvery used in scientific names for living things
A pale shiny grey colour like the metal used for coins
Antonyms
How Silvery
Surface Forms
Etymology
Argent comes from the Latin argentum, which means 'silver', and the same root appears in the name Argentina, a land once linked with silver. So when we call hair or light argent, we mean it looks 'silvery' or has the color of silver.